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10 best of all time list
- Thread starter mattbass6945
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In most instances I would agree with you, however it has been widely accepted as fact now that just holding a torted P-Bass will give you +10 to skill level and +50 to sex appeal.
Doesn’t it also have to be a tritone burst with rosewood fretboard?
Relax. This is just the writer's opinion. I don't agree with it, but hey. If the Mosrite is on there, why not a Fender Mustang or Bass VI? No Gibson Grabber, Ripper, T-Bird or RD Artist. No Alembic or other boutique instruments made the list. One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Exactly. McCartney's Hofner is instantly recognizable but it's not like you see a lot of other players using it.
I find it strange that the author talks about Jack Casady's Guild single coil version and say never improved upon when it really didn't sound very revolutionary until they put all the proto-Alembic electronics in it. In fact, the photo used clearly shows that bass sporting the low impedance humbuckers and about 38 knobs and switches...
Wait... you can get them in other colors?
I've owned every bass on that list with the exception of the Ampeg AUB-1. And I was just watching a show on the Band over the weekend and saw Danko playing his and thought, I need to get one of those. I think the universe is trying to tell me something....
You know, Danko's very own (supposedly) Ampeg AUB-1 was up for sale on eBay a couple of years ago (if I remember correctly). Maybe it'll be relisted.
Wasn't an oddball amp also part of Jack Casady's set-up? Even before the proto-Alembic electronics. A Versatone guitar amp or something like that, and lots of splitting of signals. I remember reading about his early set-up and thinking that if I tried to use such a set-up, electrocution would probably ensue.
The main problem with the list, it covers only two decades from the 20th century: roughly from the fifties to seventies, Leo's P to ...uhm, Leo's MM Stingray design in the mid 70's.
As some posters already mentioned Alembic and the Steinberger are the two most obvious omissions here.
From me personally , I would certainly pick Ken Smith, Warwick Thumb (both defined 90's music), Wal MK1 (defined 80's music). Mosrite, Guild, Dano and even Ampeg???dunno. These were iconic basses, but hardly game shifters.
As some posters already mentioned Alembic and the Steinberger are the two most obvious omissions here.
From me personally , I would certainly pick Ken Smith, Warwick Thumb (both defined 90's music), Wal MK1 (defined 80's music). Mosrite, Guild, Dano and even Ampeg???dunno. These were iconic basses, but hardly game shifters.